Mandevilla plant named &#39;INMANREDEEP&#39;

ABSTRACT

A new and distinct cultivar of  Mandevilla  plant named ‘Inmanredeep’, characterized by its upright and vining plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; moderately glossy dark green-colored leaves; freely flowering habit; and dark red-colored flowers that resist fading and sun scald.

Botanical designation: Mandevilla hybrida.

Cultivar denomination: ‘INMANREDEEP’.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar ofMandevilla plant, botanically known as Mandevilla hybrida andhereinafter referred to by the name ‘Inmanredeep’.

The new Mandevilla plant is a product of a planned breeding programconducted by the Inventor in Johannesburg, South Africa and Heidesheim,Germany. The objective of the breeding program is to create new freelybranching Mandevilla plants that flower freely and have attractiveflowers that resist fading and sun scald.

The new Mandevilla plant originated from a cross-pollination conductedby the Inventor in Johannesburg, South Africa in November, 2010 of aproprietary selection of Mandevilla hybrida identified as code numberD09-1078-4, not patented, as the female, or seed parent with aproprietary selection of Mandevilla hybrida identified as code numberD09-1063-2, not patented, as the male, or pollen, parent. The newMandevilla plant was discovered and selected by the Inventor as a singleflowering plant from within the progeny of the stated cross-pollinationin a controlled greenhouse environment in Heidesheim, Germany in June,2012.

Asexual reproduction of the new Mandevilla plant by cuttings in acontrolled greenhouse environment in Heidesheim, Germany, since June,2012 has shown that the unique features of this new Mandevilla plant arestable and reproduced true to type in successive generations.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Plants of the new Mandevilla have not been observed under all possiblecombinations of environmental conditions and cultural practices. Thephenotype may vary somewhat with variations in environmental conditionssuch as temperature and light intensity without, however, any variancein genotype.

The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined tobe the unique characteristics of ‘Inmanredeep’. These characteristics incombination distinguish ‘Inmanredeep’ as a new and distinct Mandevillaplant:

1. Upright and vining plant habit.

2. Moderately vigorous growth habit.

3. Freely branching habit.

4. Moderately glossy dark green-colored leaves.

5. Freely flowering habit.

6. Dark red-colored flowers that resist fading and sun scald.

Plants of the new Mandevilla can be compared to plants of the femaleparent selection. Plants of the new Mandevilla differ primarily fromplants of the female parent selection in the following characteristics:

1. Plants of the new Mandevilla are not as vigorous and dense as plantsof the female parent selection.

2. Plants of the new Mandevilla have smaller leaves than plants of thefemale parent selection.

3. Plants of the new Mandevilla have smaller flowers than plants of thefemale parent selection.

4. Plants of the new Mandevilla and the female parent selection differin flower color as plants of the female parent selection have lightpink-colored flowers.

Plants of the new Mandevilla can be compared to plants of the maleparent selection. Plants of the new Mandevilla differ primarily fromplants of the male parent selection in the following characteristics:

1. Plants of the new Mandevilla are not as compact as plants of the maleparent selection.

2. Plants of the new Mandevilla have larger leaves than plants of themale parent selection.

3. Plants of the new Mandevilla flower later than plants of the maleparent selection.

4. Plants of the new Mandevilla and the male parent selection differ inflower color as flowers of plants of the male parent have pink-coloredflowers.

Plants of the new Mandevilla can also be compared to plants ofMandevilla amabilis×Mandevilla boliviensis ‘Sunmandecrim’, disclosed inU.S. Plant Pat. No. 15,539. In side-by-side comparisons plants of thenew Mandevilla differ primarily from plants ‘Sunmandecrim’ in thefollowing characteristics:

1. Plants of the new Mandevilla produce rooted young plants ten daysearlier than plants of ‘Sunmandecrim’.

2. Plants of the new Mandevilla are bushier and denser than plants of‘Sunmandecrim’.

3. Flowers of plants of the new Mandevilla are more open than flowers ofplants of ‘Sunmandecrim’.

4. Flowers of plants of the new Mandevilla do not sun scald under highlight conditions whereas flowers of plants of ‘Sunmandecrim’ sun scaldunder high light conditions.

Plants of the new Mandevilla can also be compared to plants ofMandevilla sanderi ‘Rio Red’, not patented. In side-by-side comparisonsplants of the new Mandevilla differ primarily from plants ‘Rio Red’ inthe following characteristics:

1. Plants of the new Mandevilla produce rooted young plants ten daysearlier than plants of ‘Rio Red’.

2. Plants of the new Mandevilla are more freely branching than plants of‘Rio Red’.

3. Plants of the new Mandevilla have larger flowers than plants of ‘RioRed’.

4. Flower color of plants of the new Mandevilla does not fade whereasflower color of plants of ‘Rio Red’ fades.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

The accompanying colored photographs illustrate the overall appearanceof the new Mandevilla plant showing the colors as true as it isreasonably possible to obtain in colored reproductions of this type.Colors in the photographs may differ slightly from the color valuescited in the detailed botanical description which accurately describethe actual colors of the new Mandevilla plant.

The photograph on the first sheet comprises a side perspective view of atypical flowering plant of ‘Inmanredeep’ grown in a container.

The photograph on the second sheet is a close-up view of a typicalflowering plant of ‘Inmanredeep’.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

The aforementioned photographs and following observations, measurementsand values describe plants grown during the late spring and early summerin 9.5-cm containers in a polyethylene-covered greenhouse in Almeria,Spain and under cultural practices typical of Mandevilla commercialproduction. During the production of the plants, day temperatures rangedfrom 20° C. to 35° C. and night temperatures ranged from 20° C. to 25°C. Plants were 15 weeks old when the photographs and description weretaken. In the following description, color references are made to TheRoyal Horticultural Society Colour Chart, 2015 Edition, except wheregeneral terms of ordinary dictionary significance are used.

-   Botanical classification: Mandevilla hybrida ‘Inmanredeep’.-   Parentage:    -   -   Female, or seed, parent.—Proprietary selection of Mandevilla            hybrida identified as code number D09-1078-4.        -   Male, or pollen, parent.—Proprietary selection of Mandevilla            hybrida identified as code number D09-1063-2.-   Propagation:    -   -   Type.—By vegetative cuttings.        -   Time to initiate roots, summer.—About three weeks at            temperatures ranging from 20° C. to 35° C.        -   Time to initiate roots, winter.—About three weeks at            temperatures ranging from 20° C. to 25° C.        -   Time to produce a rooted young plant, summer.—About 20 to 25            days at temperatures ranging from 20° C. to 35° C.        -   Time to produce a rooted young plant, winter.—About 25 to 30            days at temperatures ranging from 20° C. to 25° C.        -   Root description.—Thick, fleshy; typically white in color,            actual color of the roots is dependent on substrate            composition, water quality, fertilizers, substrate            temperature and physiological age of roots.        -   Rooting habit.—Low branching; medium density.-   Plant description:    -   -   Plant and growth habit.—Upright and vining plant habit;            moderately vigorous growth habit.        -   Plant height.—About 46.5 cm.        -   Plant diameter (spread).—About 55.5 cm.        -   Lateral branch description.—Branching habit: Freely            branching habit with about four lateral branches and about            24 secondary branches developing per plant; pinching            enhances lateral branch development. Length: About 19.3 cm.            Diameter: About 2.5 mm. Internode length: About 4.6 cm.            Strength: Strong. Texture and luster: Smooth, glabrous;            glossy; becoming woody with development. Color, developing:            Close to 144B. Color, developed: Close to 144A; when woody,            close to N199C to N199D.-   Leaf description:    -   -   Arrangement.—Opposite, simple.        -   Length.—About 6.3 cm.        -   Width.—About 4 cm.        -   Shape.—Obovate to broadly obovate.        -   Apex.—Short apiculate.        -   Base.—Obtuse to truncate.        -   Margin.—Entire.        -   Texture and luster, upper surface.—Smooth, glabrous;            moderately glossy.        -   Texture and luster, lower surface.—Smooth, glabrous;            slightly glossy.        -   Venation pattern.—Pinnate.        -   Color.—Developing leaves, upper surface: Slightly darker            than 143A. Developing leaves, lower surface: Close to            between 144B and 146C. Full expanded leaves, upper surface:            Darker than between N137A and 147A; venation, close to 143B.            Fully expanded leaves, lower surface: Close to 146B;            venation, close to 145B.        -   Petioles.—Length: About 9 mm. Diameter: About 2 mm.            Strength: Moderately strong. Texture and luster, upper and            lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous; moderately glossy. Color,            upper surface: Close to 144B. Color, lower surface: Close to            145B.-   Flower description:    -   -   Flower type and flowering habit.—Single salverform flowers            arranged in axillary cymes; flowers star-shaped and face            mostly outwardly; freely flowering habit with about five            flowers developing per inflorescence and about 95 flowers            developing per plant during the flowering season.        -   Natural flowering season.—Plants flower continuously from            spring into the autumn in Spain.        -   Flower longevity on the plant.—About ten days; flowers not            persistent.        -   Fragrance.—None detected.        -   Inflorescence height.—About 10.9 cm.        -   Inflorescence diameter.—About 12.1 cm.        -   Flower buds.—Length: About 5.5 cm. Diameter: About 8 mm.            Shape: Narrowly oblanceolate. Texture and luster: Smooth,            glabrous; slightly glossy. Color: Close to 187B and 53C;            towards the base, close to 145A and 145B.        -   Flowers.—Appearance: Flared trumpet, corolla fused and            five-parted. Diameter: About 8.5 cm. Depth (length): About            8 cm. Throat diameter: About 1.5 cm. Tube length: About            5.3 cm. Tube diameter: Proximally, about 4 mm; distally,            about 1.6 cm.        -   Corolla.—Quantity and arrangement: Five petals arranged in a            single whorl; lower 55% portion of the petals are fused into            a tube. Petal length: About 9.5 cm. Petal width: About            3.5 cm. Petal shape and appearance: Roughly spatulate. Petal            apex: Non-symmetrically apiculate. Petal margin: Entire;            slightly undulate. Petal texture and luster, upper surface:            Smooth, glabrous; velvety; matte. Petal texture and luster,            lower surface: Smooth, glabrous; velvety; moderately glossy.            Throat and tube texture: Smooth, glabrous. Color: Petal,            when opening, upper surface: Darker and more intense than            N45A. Petal, when opening, lower surface: Close to between            53A and 185A. Petal, fully opened, upper surface: Darker and            more intense than 53A; venation, similar to lamina; color            does not fade with development; flowers do not sun scald            under high light conditions. Petal, fully opened, lower            surface: Close to between 53A and 185A; color does not fade            with development. Throat: Close to N45A; venation, close to            31A. Tube: Close to N144A; venation, close to N144A.        -   Corona.—Quantity and arrangement: Five sepals arranged in a            single whorl. Sepal length: About 8 mm. Sepal width: About            2 mm. Sepal shape: Narrowly deltoid. Sepal apex: Narrowly            acute. Sepal base: Broadly cuneate. Sepal margin: Entire.            Sepal texture and luster, upper surface: Smooth, glabrous;            moderately glossy. Sepal texture and luster, lower surface:            Smooth, glabrous; matte. Sepal color: Immature, upper and            lower surfaces: Close to 145C; at the apex, close to 179A.            Mature, upper and lower surfaces: Close to 145C to 145D.        -   Peduncles.—Length: About 5.8 cm. Diameter: About 2 mm.            Strength: Strong. Aspect: About 30° from lateral branch            axis. Texture and luster: Smooth, glabrous; glossy. Color:            Close to 143C.        -   Pedicels.—Length: About 1.3 cm. Diameter: About 2 mm.            Strength: Strong. Aspect: About 25° from peduncle axis.            Texture and luster: Smooth, glabrous; moderately glossy.            Color: Close to 145A.        -   Reproductive organs.—Stamens: Quantity and arrangement:            Typically five; basifixed; anthers connivent. Filament            length: About 1 mm. Filament color: Close to 151D. Anther            shape: Narrowly oblong. Anther size: About 8 mm by 1.5 mm.            Anther color: Close to 11B to 11C. Pollen amount: None            observed. Pistils: Quantity: Typically one. Pistil length:            About 2.3 cm. Style length: About 1.9 cm. Style color: Close            to 145D. Stigma diameter: About 2 mm. Stigma shape:            Club-shaped. Stigma color: Close to 146C. Ovary color: Close            to 144A.        -   Seeds and fruits.—Seed and fruit production have not been            observed on plants of the new Mandevilla.-   Disease & pest resistance: Plants of the new Mandevilla have not    been noted to be resistant to pathogens and pests common to    Mandevilla plants.-   Temperature tolerance: Plants of the new Mandevilla have been    observed to tolerate high temperatures of about 40° C. and to be    suitable for USDA Hardiness Zones 9 to 13.

It is claimed:
 1. A new and distinct Mandevilla plant named‘Inmanredeep’ as illustrated and described.